Keyboard Shortcuts

Mac and Windows keys

ScreenSnap Pro uses the same layout on both platforms: where a Mac shortcut uses Cmd, Windows uses Ctrl. This page lists both. On Mac the app shows shortcuts with symbols, so ⇧⌘1 means Cmd + Shift + 1 (⌘ is Cmd, ⇧ is Shift, ⌥ is Option, ⌃ is Control). On Windows the app writes them out, like Ctrl+Shift+1. You can change the global shortcuts and the editor tool and action shortcuts in Settings. See Change or Turn Off Shortcuts.

Global shortcuts

Global shortcuts work from any app while ScreenSnap Pro is running. Only two are set out of the box: Capture Area and Capture Area (Editor). Every other action starts without a shortcut, so ScreenSnap Pro doesn't take over keys that your other apps use. Assign the ones you want in Settings > Shortcuts. Most of these actions are also in the ScreenSnap Pro menu in the menu bar (Mac) or system tray (Windows), and the menu shows the shortcut you assigned next to each item.

1. 1Capture Area: Cmd + Shift + 1 on Mac, Ctrl + Shift + 1 on Windows. Select an area. The screenshot is saved to your Save Folder and copied to the clipboard.
2. 2Capture Area (Editor): Cmd + Shift + 2 on Mac, Ctrl + Shift + 2 on Windows. Select an area and open it in the editor.
3. 3Capture Area with Delay: no default. Select an area, and ScreenSnap Pro takes the shot after the delay set under Capture Delay (3 seconds unless you change it).
4. 4Capture Screen: no default. Captures the whole display your pointer is on.
5. 5Capture Window: no default. Pick a window to capture.
6. 6Repeat Last Screenshot: no default. Captures the same area, window or screen as your last screenshot.
7. 7Recognize Text: no default. Select an area and copy the text in it.
8. 8Capture Website: no default. Opens Web Capture, where you screenshot a page from its URL.
9. 9Record Screen: no default. Starts recording the display your pointer is on right away. Press it again to stop.
10. 10Record Area: no default. Select an area and start recording.
11. 11Record Display: no default. Records an entire display. With several displays connected, you choose one first.

Cancel a capture

Press Esc while you are selecting an area, picking a window or choosing a display to cancel without capturing anything. The same key works on Mac and Windows.

Editor tool shortcuts

In the image editor, press a single key to switch tools. The keys are the same on Mac and Windows and need no modifier. They don't work while you are typing in a text field, so click the canvas first if a key does nothing. The list follows the order of Editor Shortcuts in Settings > Shortcuts.

1. 11: Arrow Tool
2. 22: Rectangle Tool
3. 33: Filled Rectangle
4. 44: Ellipse Tool
5. 55: Line Tool
6. 66: Blur Tool
7. 77: Pixelate Tool
8. 88: Highlighter Tool
9. 99: Text Tool
10. 100: Counter Tool
11. 11J: Emoji Tool
12. 12P: Pencil Tool
13. 13G: Path Tool
14. 14C: Callout Tool
15. 15S: Spotlight Tool
16. 16E: Eraser Tool
17. 17O: Filled Ellipse
18. 18M: Magnifier Tool

Editor action shortcuts

These work in the Image tab of the editor. On Windows, use Ctrl wherever the Mac shortcut uses Cmd.

1. 1Save: Cmd + S (Windows: Ctrl + S). Saves the edited image.
2. 2Save As: Cmd + Shift + S (Windows: Ctrl + Shift + S). Asks where to save.
3. 3Copy to Clipboard: Cmd + C (Windows: Ctrl + C).
4. 4Undo: Cmd + Z (Windows: Ctrl + Z).
5. 5Redo: Cmd + Shift + Z (Windows: Ctrl + Shift + Z).
6. 6Select All: Cmd + A (Windows: Ctrl + A). Selects every annotation.
7. 7Duplicate: Cmd + D (Windows: Ctrl + D). Duplicates the selected annotations.
8. 8Zoom In: Cmd + = (Windows: Ctrl + =). The same key with Shift, which types +, works too.
9. 9Zoom Out: Cmd + - (Windows: Ctrl + -).
10. 10Reset Zoom: Cmd + 0 (Windows: Ctrl + 0).
11. 11Color Picker: Tab on both platforms. Press it once to start picking, then press it again to copy the color under the pointer and close the picker.

Other keys in the image editor

These keys are built in and can't be changed. On Windows, use Ctrl wherever the Mac shortcut uses Cmd.

1. 1Delete or Backspace: delete the selected annotations.
2. 2Arrow keys: nudge the selected annotations. Hold Shift to move them in bigger steps.
3. 3Esc: close an open menu, stop the color picker, or clear the selection.
4. 4Hold Space and drag: move around the screenshot when it is zoomed in above 100%. Dragging with the middle mouse button works too.
5. 5Shift while drawing: rectangles and ellipses become squares and circles, lines and arrows snap to 45° angles, the pencil draws a straight line, and Blur, Pixelate and Spotlight areas keep equal width and height (except when drawn freehand).
6. 6Shift + click: add an annotation to the selection, or remove it.
7. 7While editing a Text annotation: Cmd + B, Cmd + I and Cmd + U toggle bold, italic and underline. Esc or Cmd + Enter finishes editing. In a Callout, Esc finishes editing and Enter starts a new line.
8. 8Path tool: Enter or a double-click finishes the path, Esc cancels it.
9. 9Crop and Cut: Enter applies the change, Esc cancels it.

Video editor shortcuts

In the Video tab of the editor these keys are fixed. On Windows, use Ctrl wherever the Mac shortcut uses Cmd. They don't work while a text field is focused.

1. 1Space: play or pause.
2. 2Home / End: jump to the start or the end.
3. 3Left and Right arrow keys, or , and .: step one frame back or forward.
4. 4S: split at the playhead.
5. 5L: lock or unlock the timeline lanes when they are shown separately. Locked, edits affect all lanes. Unlocked, they affect only the selected lane.
6. 6Cmd + Z: undo. Cmd + Shift + Z or Cmd + Y: redo.
7. 7Delete or Backspace: delete the selected clip, zoom region, blur region or camera scene.
8. 8Cmd + D: duplicate the selected clip, zoom region, blur region or camera scene.
9. 9D: turn the selected zoom region, blur region or camera scene off, or back on.
10. 10Cmd + C, Cmd + X, Cmd + V: copy or cut the selected zoom region or camera scene, then paste it at the playhead.
11. 11Cmd + scroll over the timeline: zoom the timeline in or out. Hold Cmd while dragging on the timeline to turn off snapping.

Pinned screenshots

When a screenshot is pinned on top of your windows, click it and press + to zoom in, - to zoom out, or Esc to close it. See Pin Screenshots.